i will copy and paste what i wrote to amy here - which is just my initial impression of the new format which is suspiciously similar to the original one.:

testing testing one two three four... did the new format lose all your inbox emails? mine is empty! but i do have all my sent emails thouigh... i noticed, too , that 5 words chain poem is missing... ]

i hate change ! and personally i can barely see this new page. it is somewhat blurry and the letters are tiny and i really dont want to wear my cheap woolworths reading glasses everytime i sit down to type adn read. this stinks !

is it just me noticing this?

"It took me a long time not to judge myselfthrough someone else's eyes" ~Sally Field

It is not just you... You need to write in to community@beliefnetstaff.com and let them Know what you do not like. They are keeping records of what is not liked, and will fix things based on how many complaints they get!

Testing of features,

This is an unordered list...

This is an ordered list

Like on the Beta Community site Ordered list do not appear to function. Nor do Smileys function... :(

I strongly suspect that this most recent "upgrade" will be the proverbial last straw for many of the Bnet faithful. There is less opportunity for originality in posting ... heck, you can't even personalize your signature.

ASK

"The best thing you can do for the world is make the most of yourself." -- Wallace D. Wattles

I feel the same way about the profile page, speaking of creative expression. Profile pages are interesting to look at when they reflect the personality of the one who owns it. This current one lacks creative expression, I miss the old layout. I am hoping that when the dust settles we will be given some new options. Myspace has awesome layouts. Their choices are limitless. Too bad I don't have a myspace account. I've checked it out but Bnet offers a whole lot more in regards to my interests. Bnet, please allow us some creative expression on our profile page!

Incidently I did email them on that, but they didn't give me an answer to that specific question.